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Jet Fuel Prices

Hi, I dont live in the US so I have quite a straightforward question. I know jet fuel is interveened by taxes and soon may be set to 70 cents/gallon. Now, someone buying jet fuel at the airport pays 70 cents per gallon? Or 70 cents is just the ammount of tax required but then gas companies sell it f...

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RE: Have IB Finally Lost Their Marbles?!

Gentleman, For havens sake….a kid that visits the cockpit with dad…. thanks god there are still crews out there that allow things like these to take place!!! Most other crews have been beaten into fear of loosing their jobs if they exercise common sense! I for one have been many times in the cockpit...

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RE: Explosion At MAD Terminal 4

There is no doubt this was an attack perpetrated by ETA. For those of you who know little about Spanish politics you should know that ETA is a terrorist group from the Basque region in Spain that fight for independence. ETA has killed many thousands during the past decades and nine months ago they "...

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RE: Report: Iberia Lean Toward 30 X B787s

Well I must say I would love to see Boeing back in Iberia's fleet. I suppose Boeing holds a slight grudge against Iberia after past events. None the less its all business, no more no less, and the best deal gets your money!!! The debate between 4 engines for long haul vs 2 engines.... well, I think ...

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howard500

PPL Student, Knowledgable Or Clueless?

Slightly strange question but..... Those of you who have gone through flight school or indeed any CFI's..... In your opinion, how much does the average STARTING PPL student know about aviation (let that be aerodynamics, navigation, aviation weather, procedures, aircraft knowledge, aviation history.....

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howard500

RE: Aviation Store In London

Well thanks for the replies guys im going to check them out today! I like how transair looks.

Thanks again!

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howard500

Aviation Store In London

hi guys! Can any of you recomend a good aviation store in central London? Specifically im looking for an airband scanner to monitor ATC but i guess a good aviation store should have all these types of goodies and more!!! So if any one knows about a shop in central london please let me know. Thanks i...

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RE: Question About Malaysia Airlines

thanks for that guys

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howard500

Question About Malaysia Airlines

Hi, In a couple of weeks im booked on a business class Zurich-Kuala Lumpur (26 July) Kuala Lumpur-Zurich (12 August) both sectors on Malaysia Airlines 777-200ER, and im wondering if anybody knows if the new business class seats are implemented on all 777's or only partially. One further querry is th...

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howard500

This Really Bugs Me; "Passengers Who Stand Before The Plane Stops

Let me clarify, I have no problem with people rushing to stand up AFTER the seat belt signs go off, in my opinion its pointless, but hey, whatever makes you happy. Personally I stay in my seat and chill, until the line starts moving. What im saying is that, until the sign is OFF, even if it is just ...

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This Really Bugs Me; "Passengers Who Stand Before The Plane Stops

I don't know if this has been discussed before, and im not sure if there is much to discuss but, it really, really bugs me... at the end of a flight, why the heck do people rush out of their seats as soon as they feel the aircraft come to a stop, may that be to give way, a taxiway hold short instruc...

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RE: Another Crosswind Video

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RE: Another Crosswind Video

How in the world do you get a crab angle like that, while following the ILS glideslope, keep the runway in the right position AND mantain an adequte speed???? Amazing!!!!

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howard500

RE: Lawsuit Filed Against Air France

JAMAKE1, No, no, no.... please do not misunderstand what I write. I have COMPLETE sympathy with the possible victims, families and survivors of accidents of this sort, or indeed, of any magnitude. I am fully aware that the emotional and psychological aftermath of an accident is something to be taken...

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RE: Lawsuit Filed Against Air France

I am absolutely AMAZED!! This law suit here, law suit there culture is a joke! Seriously, and not wanting to offend, but when you get on an aircraft by your own will you know two things, 1) You are in the safest form of travel known to mankind 2) Shit happens Everyone walked out alive!!! Airliners a...

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RE: Air Europa To Join SkyTeam

How healthy (economically/growth plans/general state/morale) is Air Europa, could anybody shed some light on this??

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howard500

RE: Worst Performing Sales Of Aircraft Type?

How about the little 717, it didn't claim too many victories either, no?

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RE: How Safe Is This? Or The Risks.

I wouldn't be worried about landing and departing aircraft..... I would be worried about re-fueling aircraft and incandescent bits of ash and the sort. Having said this, im sure the fire is sufficiently far away!

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howard500

RE: I Just Made The Biggest Mistake Of This Vacation

Dude the dash 8 is a great little aircraft. Apart from being a cash cow for the airline it is a pleasure to fly in. True, its probably not the quietest aircraft but it is nothing annoying. During takeoff they are kind of loud but once the props are set to cruise RPM they are just like jets. If you l...

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RE: Single Manufacturer Fleets

Thanks for your opinions. It is very true that there are obvious benefits of having an all A or an all B fleet but I am more interested in the problems it might bring...... What comes to mind is perhaps the power to bargain.... that is, if for example, Iberia (which will soon become an all Airbus op...

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RE: Iberia's 742's

Thanx for the info guys..... so in May they were retiered? Wow!! Where have I been all this time <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/dopey.gif" alt="dopey" border=0> !!! Well, this is all very sad to say the least..... and I cant believe Cervantes was hit by a shithead prior to its l...

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RE: Iberia's 742's

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howard500

Single Manufacturer Fleets

Hi all!

I just wanted to hear your opinions for and against why a sizeable airline (+ 150 aircraft or so and a short/medium and long haul route structure) should have a single make of aircraft in its fleet (ie all A or all B).

Just curious on what your thoughts and ideas are.....

rgds

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howard500

Iberia's 742's

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone knows what is happening with Iberia's Boeing 747-200's. I know this topic has been mentioned before but no one knows for sure if the have ceased operations or one or two are still active. So any info or news will be appreciated.... and if the case is that they have ...

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RE: Iberia Finally Orders .. Soon Pure Airbus Operator

Oh boy am I sad to see the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>'s fly away for good, and the 747's, specially the classic ones like Cervntes (EC-DIB!!).........and those beasty 757's and all of those which I will likely never fly again like the DC-9's and the 727's which I flew infinite time...

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howard500

RE: Madrid Barajas Airport News

Hola IB787

Welcome to airliners.net, I hope you enjoy it, its great fun and you can find good valuable information, and whats more, you can find a concentration of people that share the passion of flight!!

Thanks for you comments on Barajas!

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RE: Madrid Barajas Airport News

Hola IBERIA747, What you say is very true, i was a bit critical with the 1970's statement as the new T1 pier and the <acronym title="Eastern Airways (United Kingdom)">T3</acronym> are good, adequate and modern buildings. It is sad to see how politicians always manage to place their interests first a...

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Madrid Barajas Airport News

Hi all Just wondering why the bloody governemnt is delaying the <acronym title="Transeast Airlines (Latvia)">T4</acronym> and the new runways?? They should have been operational quite a while ago, no??!! I have read that there are pathetic problems about how passengers are going to connect from the ...

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howard500

RE: Iberia's Last B747-200 "EC-DIB" Finally Retired?

God, if Iberia dares take the 747 Classic out quietly I would get very very angry at them!! Bloody fools they would be!

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howard500

RE: The A380 First Flight Thread!

Absolutely amazing, the rotation seemed effortless and the climb was magnificent, an absolute beauty of a first flight!!! It’s a pleasure to be part of the aviation community in a day like this, bravo Airbus and all involved!!! Latest from Airbus.com streaming live video: They just spoke to one of t...

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RE: Most Daily Flights Between 2 Cities

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RE: TV Film ( Toulouse) Showing A380 Rolling...

Absolutly amazing bird, thank you for sharing that!!

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RE: Iberia: Please Change Right Now!

Ok.... Iberia is crap in many aspects and the only way to change things is by constructive criticizes and a market necessity... having said that Iberia is profitable and their business plan is working.... against that there is very little to say. None the less I believe that an airline that creates ...

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howard500

RE: Was Tower Air A Great Airline?

I flew Tower Air once. I had actually purchased a F class ticket with Iberia on a Madrid -New York sector. As I was boarding for my "Iberia" flight to <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> I saw a 742 parked at the gate from a...

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RE: Will Boeing Ever Adopt The Side Joystick?

Pihero,

Thank you for your kind comments and for your very valuable imput.

Same goes to all of you who have developed my original question so well.

Howard500

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RE: Will Boeing Ever Adopt The Side Joystick?

Thank you all for your comments First of all, please, some of you are leaning towards the typical A vs B confrontation. DON’T! Stop that! Both companies are great aircraft creators and if you don’t realize this you cant consider yourself as a true aviation enthusiast! Stop being bloody subjective, y...

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RE: Will Boeing Ever Adopt The Side Joystick?

Thanks for your comments! It seems to me that an option for a yoked/sidesticked 787 seems slightly strange when it comes to type certifiction but is it really that different? I mean, sure it would take a pilot some hours to get used to the difference but it would be less difficult/logistically compl...

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howard500

Will Boeing Ever Adopt The Side Joystick?

Hi guys, Just wondering what your opinions are on this. I mean, in a way it seems logical that a side joystick is the most efficient system yet.... It saves space and thus allows for a useful table to take its place for flight paperwork among other things, plus it requires minimal pilot movement to ...

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howard500

RE: How Is This Legal?

BoeingFor Ever,

seriously, relax.... its ok..... we all make mistakes. Yours is a pretty big assumption and a ridiculous conclusion so let it go.....

To the author of te picture...... thank you for sharing!!

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howard500

Alitalia Problems

Hi all, I was wondering if any of you could direct me to, or give me, in depth info on the past and present problems of Alitalia and its situation for the future. I am doing reaserch on the airline and any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks in advance!! <img src="/discussions/graphics...

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howard500

RE: My 1st Emergency Landing

Glad to hear you made a safe landing, an emergency is always an emergency no matter how small the incident. I believe a passenger should never be lied to, whatever the emergency. This is not to say that a pilot should not "minimize" the situation to the passengers. I would hate not to be told what's...

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howard500

RE: Iberia 2004 Results

IB is going the right way and their economic excellence is great and well deserved. So CONGRATULATIONS to them!!!!! I do hope, however, that they concentrate on their onboard service as at the time it is obviously not up to standards. Having said that, Iberia has a great fleet, new F/J class, new un...

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howard500

RE: Iberia Orders 30 A32S (15 A318s, 9 A320, 6 A321)

I would have loved to see 737NG's in <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym> colours but the decision was obvious and made with good, logical business sense and so they chose Airbus. So, congratulations to both <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym> & Airbus. However I do hope to see futu...

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howard500

RE: Iberia MAD-TFN-MAD On 744! With Pics!

Great trip report and tasty pics! Thankx! Just one question, I am confused about those interiors.... that aircraft is from <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym>? If so, whats with the TF registration, why does it have <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> interiors and Icelandi...

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RE: Iberia PTV Question

Absolutely true, Iberia's excuse is pathetic, I have never heard such an absurd statement. Which large, respectable airline doesn't have PTV's? Technology allows PTV's to work just fine and we all know that. Guys, JetBlue has PTV's on short houl flight and they operate in a sort of low cost environm...

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howard500

A Tribute To Concorde And The Classic 747's

In a few months Iberia, Spain's largest airline, will retire its few remaining Boeing 747-200's ending an era and incidentally, I just visited Concorde, beautifully displayed in a museum here at NYC. This made me think how these two majestic ladies have changed the meaning of travel for so many peop...

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RE: What's With Iberia @ NYC?

Iberia340600,

It is a real shame to see these birds go.... as a matter of fact lets make a thread of it!.....

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RE: What's With Iberia @ NYC?

IberiaN, Well, lets hope <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym> moves with <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> soon! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> Iberia340600, I think I remember the service you talk about in the old Iberia terminal @ <acronym title="...

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howard500

RE: What's With Iberia @ NYC?

Icaro, I imagine how fustrating it must be for you to see how some employees bring down an airline with such potential as Iberia. As I always say, we cant criticizes without acknowledging that there are true professionals amognst Iberia staff members that truly deserve our praise. Thank you for your...

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RE: What's With Iberia @ NYC?

Thank you all for your comments! Iberia340600, Thanks for the information, which ever terminal Iberia ends up in, I hope they do upgrade in this matter! I didn't know that <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> gave <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym> a given amount of space ...

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